biostudies-literatureUnknown24(10)Kim MH<h4>Background</h4>There has been an increasing demand for new technologies regarding infection control in hospital settings to reduce the burden of contact tracing.<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to compare the validity of a real-time locating system (RTLS) with that of the conventional contact tracing method for identifying high-risk contact cases associated with the secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective case-control study involving in-hospital contact cases of confirmed COVID-19 patients, who were diagnosed from January 23 to March 25, 2022, was conducted at a university hospital in South Korea. Contact cases were identified using either the conventional method or the RTLS. The primary endpoint of this study was secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 amonJournal of medical Internet researche41395https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9580994biostudies-literatureThe Potential Role of an Adjunctive Real-Time Locating System in Preventing Secondary Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a Hospital Environment: Retrospective Case-Control Study.PMC9580994Park YSKim MHRyu UHHeo SJKim YCfalseThe Potential Role of an Adjunctive Real-Time Locating System in Preventing Secondary Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a Hospital Environment: Retrospective Case-Control Study.<h4>Background</h4>There has been an increasing demand for new technologies regarding infection control in hospital settings to reduce the burden of contact tracing.<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to compare the validity of a real-time locating system (RTLS) with that of the conventional contact tracing method for identifying high-risk contact cases associated with the secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective case-control study involving in-hospital contact cases of confirmed COVID-19 patients, who were diagnosed from January 23 to March 25, 2022, was conducted at a university hospital in South Korea. Contact cases were identified using either the conventional method or the RTLS. The primary endpoint of this study was secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 amon2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Oct2025-04-04T07:11:49.257Z2024-12-03T19:51:57.378ZS-EPMC95809943619784410.2196/41395